Shakespeare at the Movies

Shakespeare at the Movies-If M (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (May 22, 2001)
• Number of Discs: 2
• Label: Silva America
• ASIN: B00005B1EF
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #343,166 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

Disc: 1

1. I'll tell thee a tale [Twelfth Night] - City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra

2. Overture - The Globe Theatre [Henry V] - City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra

3. Passacaglia - The Death of Falstaff [Henry V] - City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra

4. Typische Deutsche [Henry V] - City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra

5. Family Fugue/Nag! Nag! Nag! [Henry V]

6. Touch her soft lips and part [Henry V]

7. Finale - The Agincourt Song [Henry V]

8. Prelude [Hamlet]

9. Ball at the Palace [Hamlet]

10. What Kind of Fool Am I? [Hamlet]

See all 19 tracks on this disc

Disc: 2

1. Overture [The Taming of the Shrew]

2. Overture [The Taming of the Shrew]

3. Prelude [Richard III]

4. Prelude [Richard III]

5. The Balcony Scene [From Romeo and Juliet]

6. Suite [From Romeo and Juliet]

7. Suite [From Romeo and Juliet]

8. Love's Labour's Lost / Arrival of the Princess

9. Intermezzo [A Midsummer Night's Dream]

10. Intermezzo [A Midsummer Night's Dream]

See all 17 tracks on this disc

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars "Bateman & Temple...double the listening pleasure", June 29, 2001

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J. Lovins "Mr. Jim" (Missouri-USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Shakespeare at the Movies (Audio CD)

Paul Bateman and "The City Of Prague Philarmonic Orchestra" extend their listening pleasure with this latest release ~ "Shakespeare At The Movies"...backed by the world renown "Crouch End Festival Chorus" led by their Choir Master - David Temple. Also appearing...Kenneth Alwyn and Nic Raine to this already "blue-ribbon" 2-CD-Set of the finest music ever to grace the big screen.

Composers who's who is the marquee'...Miklos Rozsa & Sir William Walton from the '40s & '50s...Michael J. Lewis, Nino Rota, Dimitri Shostakovich from the '60s...John Scott from the '70s...Craig Armstrong, Patrick Doyle, Pietro Mascagni & Stephen Warbeck from the '80s, '90s & 2000...each sharing their God-given-talent with the masses, the love of film scoring.

Must mention a highlight in this awesome collection..."ANTONY AND CLEOPATRA" (1972), haunting in content, mixed with heavenly voices and a wonderful flute solo, strings sweeping as a flowing breeze centering around the brass section...over six minute suite in length...composed, arranged and orchestrated by John Scott...conducted by Nic Raine, excels with a love theme pouring generously in each measure, followed by passionate counterpoint, overlayed with a veil of sweet melody.

The entire collection is a film-score-buffs "pot of gold", just waiting at the end of your rainbow...powerful, overwhelming and outstanding performances from all who contributed...James Fitzpatrick (Producer) never fails with each endeavor, Reynold da Silva (executive producer), Paul Bateman, Rickie Clark and Nic Raine (associate producers)...you might try other albums from Silva, all worthy of a good listen ~ "Crimson Pirate:Swashbucklers Of The Silver Screen" (SSD-3009)..."The Mark Of Zorro" (SSD-3010)..."Cinema Century 2000" (STD-5023)..."Alien Invasion:Space & Beyond 2" (SSD-1083)..."Space 3:Beyond The Final Frontier" (SSD-1112)..."Cinema's Classic Romances" (SILKD-6018)..."Bond Back In Action 2" (SSD-1119)

Total Time: Disc One 70:51 on 19 Tracks & Disc Two 70:25 on 17 Tracks ~ Silva Screen SILKD-6024 ~ (2001)

5.0 out of 5 stars I bought this CD for one track, June 22, 2009

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L. A. Kueter "imperatrix mundi" (I'm here. Where are you?) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Shakespeare at the Movies (Audio CD)

I understand that I can't offer a proper review of a product without yet hearing the entire disc. I'm still giving this title 5 stars because it contains a single track for which I've been searching for years: The Wind and Rain, performed by Ben Kingsley at the end of Twelfth Night. The soundtrack is out of print, so copies of that are $75+. I'm sure I could have downloaded some software that ripped an mp3 version of the song from the DVD if I played it on my computer, but purchasing this CD was significantly easier. I'm sure there are going to be other gems on this CD as well that will help justify the purchase. Regardless, I'm happy with the CD. Yay!